Hong Kong’s government proposes legislative amendments to ban smoking on all construction sites, following a deadly fire at a public housing estate that killed 168 people last year. The blaze struck Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex in northern Hong Kong, in November and affected seven of the eight apartment blocks. At the time of the fire, the estate was undergoing repair works. According to a March hearing by the investigation panel, a likely cause was construction workers smoking on scaffolding during the repairs. The proposal is presented as a preventive measure aimed at reducing the risk of similar incidents at worksites. The legislation would extend restrictions beyond specific areas or individual projects to cover smoking across construction sites citywide. The government’s move comes as authorities review findings from the investigation into the fire and consider additional safety requirements for construction and maintenance activities in residential developments.
Hong Kong proposes smoking ban on all construction sites after deadly housing fire
Hong Kong’s government proposes legislative amendments to ban smoking on all construction sites, following a deadly fire at a public housing estate that killed 168 people last year. The blaze struck W...
- Hong Kong proposes a ban on smoking on all construction sites.
- The proposal follows a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong in November.
- The fire killed 168 people and damaged seven of eight apartment blocks at the complex.
- Investigators cite construction workers smoking on scaffolding as a likely cause.
- The estate was undergoing repair works at the time of the fire.
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government introduced legislative amendments on Tuesday to ban smoking on all construction sites, after a massive fire at a housing complex killed 168 people last year. The city’s deadliest blaze in decades ripped through seven of the eight apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in northern Hong Kong in November. The estate was undergoing repair works at the time, and a panel investigating the inferno heard in March that a likely cause was construction workers smoking on the scaffolding. READ: Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searched Investigators were also […]...Keep on reading: Hong Kong proposes smoking ban on all building sites after deadly fire
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